laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
but; however; although; though
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
oral region; regio oralis; kanji radical for "mouth"
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
doing as one is told; yes-man
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
road mirage; water mirage
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
for the first time in one's life
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
at least; at most; (even) just
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
just one person; only one
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency